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<p>Did I really write plastic bottle waste bottle? I guess I did —
Anyway, this sounds like a great idea.</p>
<p>They have had these culligan reverse osmosis water units in the college for a few years now. They are similar to the ones you find in the supermarket. </p>
<p>Still, this + single stream recycling are good moves by Rice.</p>
<p>This is important too because of the quality of Houston’s water supply which contains radioactive elements, such as uranium and radium.</p>
<p>[I-Team:</a> Radiation in Houston?s tap water, long history of contamination | khou.com Houston](<a href=“http://www.khou.com/news/local/Radiation-in-Houstons-tap-water--Long-history-of-contamination-108307474.html]I-Team:”>http://www.khou.com/news/local/Radiation-in-Houstons-tap-water--Long-history-of-contamination-108307474.html)</p>
<p>Many thanks for this info, m1817. I now better understand why bottled water is a necessity, and hope that this is just the first filtered water fountain on campus – more to come!</p>